The Dog’s Joy

03/29/2026

Millie 🐾

12/30/2025

Some support for your furry friends during the upcoming NYE fireworks 🎆

BOOMS AND BANGS
THOSE DREADED FIREWORKS!

I’ll be spending New Year’s Eve at home, in my pajamas, cuddled up with my dogs, as I always do.

Personally, I detest fireworks. Not only are they terrifying for so many different animals, but are also dreaded by many people, who have to watch, often helplessly as their dog suffers the trauma of the deafening, relentless bangs, all because of fleeting human entertainment.

Shelters become overrun with lost dogs, dogs are knocked over by cars or go missing in their attempt to escape, they jump through glass windows, over high walls, have heart attacks, seizures or worse.

As there’s very little we can do to prevent other people from doing what they do, the best solution is to do all we can to minimize the impact this has on our dogs.

All dogs are different and there’s never a guarantee that any of these methods will work, but we owe it to our dogs to try and make it better.

For more detailed information, here are some useful links –

Dr Karolina Westlund - ILLIS Animal Behaviour
https://illis.se/en/eliminating-firework-and-thunder-phobia-in-dogs/

Dogs Trust – various resources to help dogs cope with fireworks
https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/search?q=fireworks .tab=0&gsc.q=fireworks&gsc.page=1

Noise of fireworks for desensitization training –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7FANXaanG4

Calming dog music – Pet Calming Maestro, Lisa Spector (Lisa’s music helps me relax and fall asleep quicker too!)
https://lisaspector.com/dog-gone-calm

Thundershirt / anxiety wraps information -
https://www.dutch.com/blogs/dogs/thunder-shirts-for-dogs?srsltid=AfmBOoquuaLUOrdLldnBrAsDT5wDByrW4Ax8XpTx3u0RZ8izhwJEWc8w

Wishing you and dogs everywhere a calm, peaceful, uneventful beginning to 2026.

12/04/2025

Noelle was the service dog I helped train when I was getting my master’s at Bergin! 💜

11/08/2025

Ash is an adorable Lab x Rottie mix with some leash reactivity, especially to dogs while waking in his neighborhood. Here Smoke is a demo dog to help him work through it, and Ash did amazing! So proud of him and his owners.

11/08/2025

Fluff butts! 🐻🐻

11/08/2025

Yeti & Tango! ❤️

11/06/2025

I’m happy to announce that I am an official dealer for E Collar Technologies! I don’t use e collars for all clients, but when I do I reach for E Collar Tech! They’re easy to use and high quality. This will make it easier for clients who need to purchase a collar as they can now go directly through me.

11/05/2025

PETSITTING PRICING 🐾

11/05/2025

✨TRAINING & BEHAVIOR MOD PRICING✨

10/10/2025